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El Nino threat grows as Europe prepares for another hot summer

El Nino is expected to return in 2026, with forecasters warning it could influence temperature and rainfall patterns around the world.
El Nino is expected to return in 2026, with forecasters warning it could influence temperature and rainfall patterns around the world. AFP - FABRICE COFFRINI

The warming El Nino climate phenomenon is likely to develop by the end of August, the United Nations' weather agency said, raising the risk of extreme weather as Europe faces another summer on the front line of climate change.

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the UN weather agency, said on Tuesday there was an 80 percent chance of El Nino conditions emerging between June and August, driven by unusually warm waters in the tropical Pacific.

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